Antipyretic properties of the aqueous and ethanol extracts of the leaves of Ocimum suave and Ocimum lamiifolium in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-91

  Makonnen, Eyasu ^a   Debella, Asfaw ^b   Zerihun, Legesse ^a   Abebe, Dawit ^b   Teka, Frehiwot ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Antipyretic properties; Extracts; Mice; Ocimum lamiifolium; Ocimum suave; Rectal temperature; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; PLANT EXTRACT; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHRONOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; FEVER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM LAMIIFOLIUM; OCIMUM SUAVE; PLANT LEAF; RECTUM TEMPERATURE;

OCIMUM LAMIIFOLIUM; OCIMUM SUAVE;

EID: 0042668432     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00175-2     Document Type: Article

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